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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Chile, Argentina and Pitcairn. Tue, 08 Apr 2031 at 00:50 EDT (2,426 days away) in Virgo

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Wed, 09 Apr 2031 at 19:23 EDT (2,427 days away) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 09 Apr 2031 at 22:04 EDT (2,427 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°07'. Wed, 09 Apr 2031 at 22:41 EDT (2,427 days away) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, South Africa, Namibia and French Southern Territories amongst others. Thu, 10 Apr 2031 at 19:33 EDT (2,428 days away) in Scorpius

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Fri, 11 Apr 2031 at 15:09 EDT (2,429 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 12 Apr 2031 at 13:44 EDT (2,430 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°06'. Sat, 12 Apr 2031 at 13:59 EDT (2,430 days away) in Sagittarius

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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 13 Apr 2031 (2,431 days away) in Centaurus

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Mon, 14 Apr 2031 at 08:58 EDT (2,432 days away) in Sagittarius

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Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 14 Apr 2031 (2,432 days away) in Centaurus

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The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 14 Apr 2031 (2,432 days away) in Canes Venatici

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 15 Apr 2031 at 08:07 EDT (2,433 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°05'. Tue, 15 Apr 2031 at 22:26 EDT (2,433 days away) in Taurus

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 3°25' of each other. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 at 01:06 EDT (2,434 days away) in Taurus

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 at 07:14 EDT (2,434 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°30'. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 at 18:29 EDT (2,434 days away) in Taurus

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Messier 83 is well placed The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 (NGC 5236; mag 7.2), a face-on spiral galaxy in Hydra culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 (2,434 days away) in Hydra

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136199 Eris at solar conjunction 136199 Eris is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 at 21:51 EDT (2,434 days away) in Cetus

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Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Apr 2031 (2,435 days away) in Canes Venatici